Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0876 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0876 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.1083 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0698 units per person, in 1971.
Ireland ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0698 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0709 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0745 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0771 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0805 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0837 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0857 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0865 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0867 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0866 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0871 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0888 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0903 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0918 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.094 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0956 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0965 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0972 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0974 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0974 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0979 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.099 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1067 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.108 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1083 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.107 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.106 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0954 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0922 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0889 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0849 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0822 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0802 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0788 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0763 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0734 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0718 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0709 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.072 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0738 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0723 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0741 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0747 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0754 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0756 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0813 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1004 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0895 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0879 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.088 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0876 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0698 units per person | 0.0867 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0925 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0974 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1018 units per person | 0.0922 units per person | 0.1083 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0779 units per person | 0.0709 units per person | 0.0889 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0723 units per person | 0.1004 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0878 units per person | 0.0876 units per person | 0.088 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ireland was 0.0876 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1083 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0698 units per person in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.